The pr sibility also exists thai .and at Rongelap Atoll and elsewhere in the Northern Marshalls may be subject to a land claim. The best prognosis now is that no more than 500 acres might be subject to such a claim. This would mean adding another .$2 million to the damage amount, making a total of $6.2 to $9.6 million.. Should the radiological survey now in progress result in data to support claims in excess of 500 acres at Rongelap or elsewhere, this figure would need to be revised upward’. As a practical matter, we cannot assume such an win taanalysiswould. be, totally. acceptableto the Marshallese... ... Thereares-bound!to™be’yarfferencés.cof&:opinion; ‘amdoursin aes all." negotiator must have some room-to maneuver. no matter what the hard facts, For example, it is unlikely Eniwetok. will not want some part of a settlement. Setting an ‘upper limit in this context is an arbitrary decision. Nevertheless, for practical as well as psychological ¢.".yeasons, the figure of $10 million as a boundary » makes — . | sense, subject: £0 possible upward revision; noted in the preceding paragraph, should the damage at Rongelap te ue. os and elsewhere in the Northern Marshalls prove greater. than is now foreseen. 7 3 7m ome tet ntinadieeeerer teHes Eo EeePT ae ee at ite FER tewins TR:yo FernieEST ‘ i - . TNT wis eee ieee Tot ls psae ee3 LemE Ao“1 Eurnyeeaoe eet nn we ee ee ques 00 aett ok ere eeemeteors + nt ee ete eels